Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson

Through the rain and misery, Steve Carney casts another line

Steve Carney was on open water this week but goodness was he shivering. The Steve’s agree that rain is imperative at this point in the season despite all the late snow we’ve had. Carney also says that the ice up north might hold in until a few days ahead of the opener if things don’t change. Carney provides some of the conditions necessary for our favorite fishy friends to come out and play.

The Anoka-Hennepin area talent pool is DEEP

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve today to break down the Minnesota Frost’s victory over the New York Sirens at Grand Casino Arena earlier today. They start their discussion with a gem of a game that Maddie Rooney had in between the pipes, she was rewarded as the first star of the game. Heather says that Frost's defensive effort was welcomed after a few games with inflated goal totals. Steve is ready to skip to the playoffs, Heather points out all of the similarities the Frost have with the Wild these days. Find Heather’s work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

A day after PowerGate, Bobby Nightengale checks in from Target Field

Bobby Nightengale covers the Twins for the Star Tribune. It was quite the Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins and Bobby. He recaps all the weird stuff that happened last night before previewing tonight’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bobby provides an update on Byron Buxton after leaving the game early yesterday after being hit by a pitch. Steve asks Bobby about his early read on the club after the first few games of the season.

Get caught up on the Minnesota Saturday Sports scene

The full second hour of The Sports Weekend w/ Steve Thomson. Guests include Steve Carney, Jess Myers and Heather Rule. Plus, a lightning round of Read & React!

Heather Rule knows that it’s never really the goalie’s fault

Despite an onslaught of scoring in the final minutes of the first period the Minnesota Frost were able to pull out a 6-5 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes this afternoon. Kelly Pannek provided four points, Taylor Heise netted a couple and the Frost are officially headed back to the playoffs with an opportunity to pursue their third straight championship. Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. Find Heather’s work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/